Chapter 142: Declan

He tore to a stop in front of the St. Luke's Hospital ER. He slammed the door shut and sprinted towards the sliding doors.

"Sir, you can't leave your truck the - " The doors slid shut behind him, cutting off the words of the employee. Declan ignored them anyway. His entire life, he'd followed the rules; done what other people wanted him to do. He was the nice guy, through and through.

Where had that gotten him? A girlfriend who wouldn't talk to him, and was now in the ICU of the largest hospital in the state.

Screw the rules.

"Where is Iris McLain?" he barked at the plump, older woman sitting behind the reception desk. She looked up at him, calm as a cucumber.

"Spell the last name, please," she said, turning to her computer.